Malignant Myositis Ossificans. A Case Report

1992 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ace Allen ◽  
Louis Wetzel ◽  
Deborah Borek

A patient presented with an ossifying thigh mass suggestive of myositis ossificans. He had no antecedent trauma to the area. The mass was found to be an ossifying soft tissue metastasis from an occult gastric adenocarcinoma primary. Malignancy, and especially metastatic malignancy, is rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of a radiographic presentation of myositis ossificans.

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Olga D. Savvidou ◽  
George D. Chloros ◽  
Georgios D. Agrogiannis ◽  
Penelope Korkolopoulou ◽  
Georgios N. Panagopoulos ◽  
...  

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common malignant mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. The most common sites of metastasis are the liver and the peritoneum, whereas metastasis to soft tissue is rare. The authors present the case of a 78-year-old male with a soft tissue metastasis of a GIST and the current literature is reviewed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eknath Pawar ◽  
Nihar Modi ◽  
Amit Kumar Yadav ◽  
Jayesh Mhatre ◽  
Sachin Khemkar ◽  
...  

Introduction: Winging of scapula is defined as a failure of dynamic stabilizing structures that anchor the scapula to the chest wall, leading to prominence of the medial border of scapula. It could be primary, secondary, or voluntary. Primary winging could be true winging due to neuromuscular causes or pseudo-winging due to osseous or soft-tissue masses. A scapular osteochondroma is a very rare presentation site and causes pseudo-winging leading to pushing away of the scapula away from the chest wall presenting as medial border prominence. Here, we are reporting a rare case of a scapular osteochondroma causing a pseudo-winging of the scapula. Case Report: A 2-year-old male child presented with painless, immobile, and non-fluctuant swelling over the left scapular region, insidious in onset and progressive in nature. On examination, a non-tender, immobile swelling was palpable with a painless and unrestricted range of motion at the shoulder joint. After evaluating radiographs and CT scan, the patient was diagnosed to have a ventral scapular osteochondroma leading to pseudo-winging of the scapula. Conclusion: Despite the rarity, a differential diagnosis of a scapular osteochondroma should be kept in mind while examining a young child presenting with a winged scapula. Keywords: Scapula, osteochondroma, pseudo-winging.


2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 557-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacques Matone ◽  
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Samuel Okazaki ◽  
Gabriel Naman Maccapani ◽  
Thiago Trolez Amancio ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Liposarcoma is one of the most common soft tissue sarcomas in adults, occurring in 15 to 20% of all patients with sarcoma. Primary liposarcoma of the stomach is rare. We report a case of patient with giant gastric liposarcoma who underwent surgery after a gastrointestinal bleeding. Preoperative hystopathological diagnosis was not established, even after three biopsy attempts. We discuss differential diagnosis, genetic causes, diagnosis strategies and treatment.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Wael Bayoud ◽  
Maroun Rizkallah ◽  
Samuel Georges ◽  
Tonine Younan ◽  
Gaby Haykal

Introduction. Soft tissue mass following total hip arthroplasty raises several differential diagnoses not limited to infection, hematoma, wear debris, malignancy, and bursitis. Rice body formation in the hip region is an uncommon process denoting a chronic inflammation. We report here the second case of its kind in the medical literature of a wide symptomatic rice-like body cyst complicating a total hip arthroplasty. Case Presentation. This is the case of an 82-year-old white female, presenting with a warm, red, and inflated groin five years after revision of right total hip arthroplasty. Surgical intervention reveals a large well circumscribed cyst containing well-organized rice-like bodies. This eventuality was never reported in differential diagnosis of hip periprosthetic soft tissue masses before. Conclusion. This case report helps widening the array of the differential diagnosis in patients presenting with a slow growing soft tissue mass following total hip arthroplasty, making rice-like bodies cyst a valid one to consider.


2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Fiqhi Mohammed Kamal ◽  
Mohammed Amine Essaoudi ◽  
Lahcen Khalfi ◽  
Karim Elkhatib

Introduction: An amalgam tattoo is the most common form of exogenous oral pigmentation caused by the diffusion of dental amalgam into the soft tissue. Observation: Here we describe a case of diffuse pigmentation of amalgam on the hard palate. Discussion: Mucosal hyperpigmentation can occasionally be confused with melanotic lesions, thereby requiring a biopsy for differential diagnosis. Once the diagnosis of an amalgam tattoo has been established, the removal of the lesion is not necessary, except for aesthetic reasons.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 3433
Author(s):  
Janani S. Reddy ◽  
Surya Rao Rao Venkata Mahipathy ◽  
Alagar Raja Durairaj ◽  
Narayanamurthy Sundaramurthy

Soft tissue metastasis from any primary malignancy is considered very rare and a breast carcinoma metastasizing to soft tissue is still rarer. To the best of our knowledge, carcinoma breast with soft tissue metastasis to upper extremity is very uncommon with only seven cases been reported in world literature till date and our case is the eighth such case in an elderly female, a known case of carcinoma left breast operated 7 years back. Only few case series and isolated cases reports have been published regarding any primary malignancy or breast carcinoma metastasizing to soft tissues. PET CT done showed features suggestive of left anterior chest wall recurrence with contralateral axillary lymphnodal metastasis and with soft tissue metastases in the left arm. We hereby present this case with review of literature to highlight its extreme rarity, unusual presentation, clinicopathological characteristics and its overall prognosis.


Author(s):  
Lale Damgacı ◽  
Büşra Hayat ◽  
Servet Güreşçi

Background: Less than 1% of all intracranial tumors are in the pineal region. Papillary tumor of the pineal region is considered one of four pineal parenchymal tumors according to the 2007 World Health Organisation classification of central nervous system tumors. It is mostly seen in the middle age and it is rare under the age of 17 in the literature. In this report, we aim to present a case with papillary tumor of the pineal region with both CT and MRI findings, and discuss the differential diagnosis. Case report: A 17-year-old female patient who underwent a treatment of ventriculoperitoneal shunt due to hydrocephalus 18 months ago applied to the neurosurgery clinic with nausea, vomiting, sensorineural hearing loss and Parinaud syndrome continuing through 1 month. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been applied. A 58x31x38 mm mass with cystic and mild hyperdense soft tissue components was observed in the localization of pineal gland and posterior comissure on non-enhanced CT. MRI examination revealed that the mass filled the pineal region, contained solid and large cystic components, and hyperintense on T1-weighted images. After intravenous contrast media injection, the mass enhanced more peripherally. DW-MRI showed that there is a diffusion restriction in some parts of the soft tissue components. The mass was totally resected, and pathology report revealed that it is a papillary tumor of the pineal region. Conclusion: When a T1-weighted hyperintense and CT hyperdense mass with cystic and solid components is seen in the pineal region, even if it is rare, papillary tumor should also be considered in the differential diagnosis after exclusion of other hyperintense lesions in T1-weighted imaging.


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